India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is being flown to Mumbai where he will undergo ligament surgeries after suffering multiple injuries in a car crash on December 30, the BCCI said on Wednesday. Pant was heading to his hometown of Roorkee when the car he was driving hit a central divider, flipped over and caught fire in … Read more
Pace duo Saqib Mahmood and Brydon Carse have been named in England Lions’ one-day international squad for the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka. Mahmood, 25, broke into the England Test team last March but has been sidelined since May after suffering a stress fracture of the back. The 27-year-old Carse, meanwhile, has not played a … Read more
Sky Sports have announced a new five-year rights deal to show the South Africa T20 cricket league. Beginning on January 10, the SA20 league will run for four weeks and comprises 33 matches involving six global franchises and will be broadcast across Sky Sports Cricket channels for the first time. Members of England’s T20 World … Read more
Charlotte Edwards’ Sydney Sixers suffered a surprise defeat on home soil in the final of the Women’s Big Bash League, as the Adelaide Strikers won their first title. The two-time champions, who are coached by the former England captain, went into Saturday’s clash as hot favourites, but a superb bowling performance by the Strikers caused … Read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has received a £400m private equity approach that would see it relinquish majority ownership of The Hundred while raising funds to inject into the sport’s cash-strapped counties. Sky News has learnt that the governing body has in recent weeks been handed an offer from Bridgepoint Group, the London-listed … Read more
Tom Latham smashed a career-best 145 not out and forged a marathon stand with skipper Kane Williamson to lead New Zealand to a seven-wicket victory against India in the first One-Day international in Auckland on Friday. Williamson finished unbeaten on 94 having added 221 runs with Latham as New Zealand chased down a victory target … Read more
Ben Stokes has welcomed the return of Jofra Archer and hopes to see him fully recovered for The Ashes series next summer. A sequence of injuries has kept Archer out of competitive cricket since last March but he played for the England Lions this week against England in Abu Dhabi. “It’s been great to see … Read more
Rehan Ahmed is very young man. He will become the youngest man to play a Test for England if he debuts in Pakistan in December. But the 18-year-old leg-spinner has already crammed a lot into his career to date, including a number of high-profile wickets. Ahmed – who was added to the Test squad on … Read more
Jofra Archer has his sights firmly set on next year’s 50-over World Cup after making his return from injury. Elbow problems and a stress fracture to his back have kept Archer sidelined since last March but he had a solid showing on his first outing on Wednesday, bowling nine overs as the Lions took on … Read more
England are returning to Pakistan for their first Test tour of the country since 2005 – and you can watch every ball live on Sky Sports. Ben Stokes’ side will look to continue a resurgence that yielded six wins out of seven during the home summer when they face Pakistan in Rawalpindi (from December 1), … Read more